I went for my second medical checkup today..gained back the weight i lost during early pregnancy and gained some more :-p..even so..makan cam kene kontrol skit..jgn sampai naik byk sgt..
I am annoyed with kids in designer labels who behave badly in public, and ramainya budak mcmni I saw today..simply because I had parents who emphasized discipline..and me and my siblings were always immaculately behaved when we were children..my aunts and uncles was always curious and often asked for tips from ibu and ayah, which my parents gave but was never implemented, resulting in kids who behaved like a nightmare..*shiver*
Now, I’m not saying that I never had fun..ibu and ayah bwk mandi sungai and there were treats we would get from behaving really well..which was most of the time really..tapi there were things my mun and dad would never do: -
1. They would never take us to shopping malls up until we were around
6 or 7 (except for raya time, which was once a year) sebab
they did not want us to throw tantrums bila mintak mcm
mcm and tak dapat..seriously, Ive seen bebudak sampai berguling-
guling kat lantai shopping mall mengada-ngada nak barang-barang.
OMG - Nauzubillah..bila diorang nak bwk pun, dah pesan siap-
siap..kalu kami buat perangai, ayah akan start krete and kita balik je
rumah..hehe;
2. They will never take us out to fast food restaurants and barred us
from eating junk food until we were passed brain development
age..which was I think sampai darjah brape ntah, we eat home
cooked food by my mom (who works full time believe it or not!) or our
pembantu which she trained (whom I still visit every year fondly) and
it was all ajinomoto free. Being a food microbiologist, she really
understood how food can influence a child’s behaviour and brain
development; and
3. Their ultimate emphasis was always on education, I always remember
them saying since we were kids that ‘we are not well off people’
and ‘we have no harta to leave for you so you must study hard and
be smart and make your own money’. Of course really, they did have
money..tapi apa yang diorg pesan tu made you want to study and
score and make something of yourself..
Parents.. friends..please do not spoil your children. It will be your children’s loss when they grow up..tak mahula bila dah umur 30 pun nak mintak duit dari mak bapak..
I know we want our children to have the best of the best..we want them to have what we never did..tapi make sure they know how to appreciate it..make sure they know that at the end of the day ‘mom’ and ‘dad’ is the boss..[have you ever watched shalom in the home?, great show on disciplining kids and getting families closer together]
Thanks mom and dad for your wonderful upbringing..thanks to you..I am who and what I am today..
BTW- I’m gonna be meeting hubby malam ni..
XOXO